digital strategist, creative, storyteller
Have been lusting over Nigerian designer Eva Sonaike’s version of decadent Ankara interiors for a few years now, so it was such a treat to get to interview her for this piece on Essence.com. She’s such a dynamo, in a tough industry to crack for Black people like decor.
Love an unapologetically luxe, unapologetically African brand!
One of my favorite things to do… writing about awesome women who inspire me. This travel piece for Essence.com was such a labor of love and admiration for my passport gang woman crush Lerato Mogoatlhe.
Travel Diaries: Johannesburg Journalist Lerato Mogoatlhe Details Her Travels To Over 14 African Countries https://t.co/MJwJqfrbhr#Vagabond coming out this September. Please entertain my excitment…This article made me think about hitting the road again!
— Lerato Vagabond Mogoatlhe (@MadamAfrika) June 5, 2018
Oh and I can’t wait for her book Vagabond coming out later this year.
Under my editorship seventeen South Africa saw exciting growth and changes…this is the highlights package…
Awards
2010
WINNER: AdMag Award Best International Title
SILVER: AdMag Award in the Youth Culture Category
GOLD: AdMag Award Innovative Digital Publishing Category
2009
WINNER: PICA Best Consumer Title International General Interest
HIGHLY COMMENDED: PICA Consumer Publishing Excellence Online Solution
HIGHLY COMMENDED: PICA Consumer Publishing Excellence Supplements: Deluxe in seventeen
2008
HIGHLY COMMENDED: PICA Best Consumer Title International General Interest
Another momentous media moment I forgot to post!
I recently oversaw africa.com’s coverage and social marketing of Barack Obama’s historic round trip of three African countries last year collated under the banner Obama in Africa. Africa.com CEO Teresa Clarke was in the press corp, a massive honor for a small online publisher!
I was so happy that even with all the crazy coordinating of writers, planning stories, working on video and liaising with the Whitehouse I was able to cover some events and do some writing. My pieces are below.
Covering Michelle Obama’s round table with youth leaders hosted by MTV Base
Obama Africa visit first on Instagram
I loved working on this health feature on curves and am so happy with how it turned out! As a curvy girl myself it really reaffirmed my ongoing fitness mission!
I even got a shout out on the contributor’s page – so cool!
I’ve started freelancing again! I pitched this piece to True Love after watching family and friends go through lobola and wedding proceedings. I was so fascinated with the politics of the whole thing and decided it was worthy of further investigation, this was the outcome. Waiting for the tribalists to get on my case.
click on the permalink button in the gallery to read the article in full.
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